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Published: 2009-01-24 22:11:07 +0000 UTC; Views: 509; Favourites: 11; Downloads: 0
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Image for a site~

The text placement bothers me, but whatever. I'm done XD

Repainted the mane/tail, cloned out some little white bits and a lot of whiskers, added the splashes (BRUSHES LOLS), blended the rocks in, painted the drippies on her hooves, added a reflection, smudged the body... uhhh

Also: adjustment layers out the BUTT. Not even kidding.

I wish I could figure out how to do the more "current" styles Super-dramatic or super-realistic, with high contrast and supersharp edges and everything. It looks so fun Anyone have any idears how to get images to look like that? xD

Oh well I tried. I'm done with this one xP

Credits

Horse by =larfsalot : [link]
Backgrounds by =SalsolaStock [link] & [link]
Sand texture by neopicture at sxc.hu : [link]
Concrete texture by NickBotner at sxc.hu : [link]
Splash/water brushes by Obsidian Dawn : [link] & [link]
Mane/tail painted using brushes by =arrsistable : [link]
Fonts used: Bickham Script Pro (name), DaunPenh (slogan), 04b03 (credits and signatures)
Slogan: Lyrics from Imogen Heap's song "Can't Take it In"
Manip by ~petulant (me!) for use by herself at Rainy Afternoons . DO NOT STEAL!
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Comments: 13

SalsolaStock [2009-02-06 03:30:41 +0000 UTC]

Love the way you combined those two backgrounds. Made me do a double take. ~Wee

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petulant In reply to SalsolaStock [2009-02-07 03:28:35 +0000 UTC]

xD Those rocks gave me some trouble. Some didn't want to blend right >:C But it worked!

Thankoo

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xx--dotty [2009-01-26 23:25:48 +0000 UTC]

LOVE IT! (as always!) Um, splashes... extremely amazing!

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petulant In reply to xx--dotty [2009-01-26 23:27:19 +0000 UTC]

Splashes = brushes XDDD

I only wish I could do water that well. P:

Thanks, Dotty!

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xx--dotty In reply to petulant [2009-01-26 23:41:41 +0000 UTC]

oh... shhhhh don't tell people that! I was like... HOLY POOP! (Yes, holy poop.) I mean, I know you are amazing, but ... splashes like thhat?

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petulant In reply to xx--dotty [2009-01-27 01:05:51 +0000 UTC]

Well, I, uh, painted in the water dripping from her other hooves? Does that make it better? xD

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xx--dotty In reply to petulant [2009-01-27 01:54:53 +0000 UTC]

YES! Thats what I was mainly talking about. Dripping water, splashing water... Same thing?

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whimzi [2009-01-24 23:24:18 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for using my stock!
It looks positively lovely

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petulant In reply to whimzi [2009-01-24 23:26:14 +0000 UTC]

Thank you ^_^

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Alacazam [2009-01-24 23:01:54 +0000 UTC]

Lovelyyy!

I know what you mean by the more "current" styles. They look like crap when I try to do them like that so I stick with my own. I love your style btw, and I don't think you should try and alter that <3

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petulant In reply to Alacazam [2009-01-24 23:13:33 +0000 UTC]

I don't know HOW to do them xD I get bored with doing the same-looking image over and over again. It's boring ;-; I want high-contrast images and sharp edges and pretty text, damn you!

-sits on- Sankoo, dearie <3 I'll try to develop BOTH styles, then, yes? This one and the "newer" ones.

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Alacazam In reply to petulant [2009-01-24 23:33:02 +0000 UTC]

Who knows, maybe I don't do it right. Basically all I do is make the brush harder and blur the entire thing less. But it looks baaaaad.

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petulant In reply to Alacazam [2009-01-24 23:35:50 +0000 UTC]

Maybe you run the sharpen tool over everything a little? idk >: I'm thinking blurring less might be the key, too. Or not merging everything and blurring it together and blurring the pieces separately, giving you the option to lock the horse's transparency and just soften it with blurs without blurring the edges...

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